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Josiah Knowles 1824–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1824

Birth Location: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 29 December 1842

Death Location: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel Knowles

Mother: Sally Smith

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Josiah Knowles was born in 1824 in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Nathaniel Knowles And Sally Smith. Josiah Knowles passed away in 1842 in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Knowles was born in 1824 in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Nathaniel Knowles And Sally Smith.
  • Josiah Knowles passed away in 1842 in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Josiah Knowles's Ancestors

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Josiah Knowles
1824–1842
Birth Place: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Nathaniel Knowles
1791–1867
Truro
Sally Smith
1793–1857
Grandparents
Joshua Knowles
1756–1822
Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Knowles
1730–1779
Mary Harding
1735–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Knowles
1696–1786
Sarah Paine
1699–1772

Josiah Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1824
24 May 1824
Birth of Josiah Knowles in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1842
29 December 1842
Age 18
Death of Josiah Knowles in At Sea
At Sea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1824
    Event Place: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 December 1842
    Event Place: At Sea
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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